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as in boy
a male person who has not yet reached adulthood
a big, strapping youth who, even at his relatively young age, knew the meaning of hard work
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as in kid
a young person who is between infancy and adulthood
rounded up the neighborhood youths and organized them into a softball team
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as in childhood
the state or time of being a child
told the young people to enjoy their youth while they could
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Recent Examples of youth
Typically, youth held there are awaiting court hearings, being held on dispositional or correctional orders, or participating in the county's Accountability Program.
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Experts have said that his youth could usher in a generational shift in the LDP, which has long been criticized for being dominated by older lawmakers.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Continuing his family’s humanitarian streak, Simmons also became involved with numerous non-profits, serving as an ambassador for the Last Prisoner Project, as well as the manager of Whos House Ballers, an amateur basketball team for underserved youth from Queens.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Kafka’s search for freedom from those forces, and his neuroatypical sensibility, speak to the experiences of today’s youth.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Experts have said that his youth could usher in a generational shift in the LDP, which has long been criticized for being dominated by older lawmakers.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 8 Sep. 2025
Continuing his family’s humanitarian streak, Simmons also became involved with numerous non-profits, serving as an ambassador for the Last Prisoner Project, as well as the manager of Whos House Ballers, an amateur basketball team for underserved youth from Queens.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 8 Sep. 2025
Kafka’s search for freedom from those forces, and his neuroatypical sensibility, speak to the experiences of today’s youth.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for youth
Noun
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Nassau County police first received a description of the person who was fatally struck on the parkway and then received a call from Christopher's school roughly 15 minutes later about a missing boy, detective Tracey Cabey tells PEOPLE.—
Janelle Griffith,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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Of course, telling her boys apart is easy for Ness.—
Jeff Truesdell,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The photos of her kids come shortly after Stormi filmed her first commercial alongside her mom for Kylie Cosmetics.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Expect sing-alongs, dances, interactive crafts and 10 enchanting performances designed to captivate kids and parents alike.—
Tiffani Jackson Skinner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
5 Sep. 2025
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The Border War gives him good memories of his family and his childhood.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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The event also evokes the nostalgia of childhood cookouts, grounding the day in familial warmth.—
Essence,
Essence,
6 Sep. 2025
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The teenager’s death comes amid a rise in the number of dog attacks in NSW, The Sydney Morning Herald reported.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The satire, sci-fi, and body horror movie follows a Chinese-American teenager (Shirley Chen), who, feeling insecure about her race, takes a drastic step that causes a chain reaction throughout her own and her family’s lives.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
8 Sep. 2025
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No one who celebrates the loss of human life should be anywhere near children.—
Amy DeLaura,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Hence children who develop strong foundational skills early are better equipped to use AI tools beneficially later.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Use of complementary and alternative medicine in children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Children and adolescents ages 2 to 18, without other high-risk factors like immunosuppression, can receive and should be offered the vaccine if they were not immunized before, according to the guidance.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Only the delicate juveniles were preserved.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Sep. 2025
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Pirro noted that Lucas and Thomas, though juveniles, have prior violent records in family court.—
Rachel Wolf,
FOXNews.com,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Youth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/youth. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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